OVER THE BOW
Fall 2017
Messages From the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Auxiliary Duty Aboard USCG Barque Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Ken Jacobs - Auxiliarist of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Auxiliary Night at the Mets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Academy Football Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Division 7 SAREX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 30
New Home After Sandy: Flotilla 04-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Veterans Day 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Towing Assist: Flotilla 07-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Supporting the RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Coast Guard Foundation Salutes the Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Hurricane Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
DSO-PB's Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Sandro Sherrod 05-03 and Michael Barth 05-11 polish brass aboard Coast Guard Barque Eagle during Division 5's tour of duty assisting with daily operations. See more on Page 8.
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